An Essex couple were woken by a “massive bang” after their bungalow was struck by lightning in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to the address on York Avenue, Corringham, shortly before 4am today (Sunday, June 18) after the
Terrified residents have told how “it felt like a bomb had gone off” when lights and plugs exploded, smoke-filled rooms, and a hole was blown in a roof after lightning crashed into houses during a brutal thunderstorm. Fire services raced to the
Thunderstorms are set to batter the UK with several weather warnings in place from the Met Office. They are set to inflict more chaos and break the current heatwave streak much of the UK has enjoyed this weekend. The UK map has
Met Office weather forecasters have warned Britons to expect a two-day deluge this weekend as rising temperatures prompt a stormy system to develop over the UK. The agency has issued a yellow warning covering dozens of areas over 16 hours from Saturday,
Thundery showers are expected this weekend with high temperatures that could reach 30C in some parts of the UK. According to forecasts, thunder and lightning is expected on Saturday afternoon and could last until Sunday afternoon. It will follow a week of
A witness who tried to save the man recalls the harrowing rescue bid as the Greek island of Rhodes was hammered by stormy weather.
A pedestrian caught in a sudden downpour in Reims, France, has survived a 300 million volt lightning strike after taking shelter under a tree, a French newspaper has reported. The man was surprised by the heavy downpour and took shelter under the
The explosive outburst will be driven unstable energy ploughed into the atmosphere and storms swept in from France. The Met Office last night issued a severe weather warning for southern England which faces more than an inch of rain, ‘frequent lightning’, and rapid flooding.
New and potentially hazardous thunderstorms are set to rip through Britain once again today, new Met Office warnings say. From 11.30am until 7pm today much of central England will be braced for lightning strikes and torrential downpours, which may cause flash flooding
Here is the latest, combined forecast from MeteoGroup and the Met Office. A clear and dry start to the night for Wales, the midlands and south west England and rather overcast for northern areas. Throughout the night, this band of cloud will